Isn’t it a pretty basic equation?
I outreach. We make plans. You cancel plans. ___________ (Insert chirping crickest and me left not seeing you)
People, please stop ditching. If you do, please have the decency to be the outreach-er next time.
Attention. Care. Outreach.
Those are really all the things people want in life. Currently I’m confused. I’m a talkative person, an RA, in a sorority holding a Chair position, close to family, and the list goes on…but I feel solo and left out.
I reach out. I seek out. I help out. I’m confused when I’m not sought out, invited, or cared for by somebody, anybody, else on a more frequent basis. Honestly, it’s not anything entirely selfish, just an extension of the ‘Eldest Sibling Syndrome’ where you’re in charge of yourself and in charge of everybody else’s welfare.
Maybe I can blame the fact that I’m so self-sufficient and so independent that it leaves so many other people thinking I don’t want their outreach, don’t need their help, or don’t need their simple invites.
Am I doing or thinking something wrong?